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May 10th, 2007

It seems like there are many different ways to "carry" chickens around the world. This one is from Ecuador, where apparently you need to don some sort of weird mask and gorilla pants.Link - Thanks Willy!*/e...

Jeff Simmermon of And I Am Not Lying, For Real blog has a neat article on the 10 strangest spider-man incarnations. This one above is the Spider-Man Ganesha [wiki], which I suppose, is big in India.Link - Thanks */em...

DNA Worldwide is selling a (controversial) kit that supposedly can test the sex of an unborn baby at just six weeks.Naturally, some people are concerned:The kit, sold by DNA Worldwide for £189, is controversial...

USA Today has compiled a list of 25 Most Memorable Quotes of the last 25 years.Here's No. 2 "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" by President Reagan on June 12, 1987.Links: USA Today | Webcast at ABC News - Th...

The Humane Index, a special website by The Humane Society, ranks the largest 25 US cities according how humane they are to animals (for instance, they take into account factors like whether people use cameras to "sh...

Gupi the Guinea Pig is a robotic pet that will make few demands on your time. Youâ€™ll need to pet him (or he will become skittish) and plug him into his carrot recharger. He makes 30 sounds (more than a regular g...

A two-part video featuring the compositions "Terra Aria" and "Concerto Rotondo,â€ performed by Giovanni Sollima. Directed by Lasse Gjertsen, who worked on this for the past five months. He has commentary at YouTub...

Just how unique are you? If you're one in a million, exactly how many of you would there be in China? Did you know? Here's an eye opener, from Karl Fisch of the Fischbowl blog. Fascinating.Hit play or go to Link [YouTube...

Here's something for the statistics junky: Statisfy.net by Warren Konkel and David Rappo, a website that allows you to see where your blog readers are coming from geographically, in real time.The whole bit is pretty easy...

Ah, gas prices ... do you still remember when gas is about a buck fifty a gallon? Those were the good ol' days. Nostalgic chart brought to you by Gas Buddy, a website where you can (try to) find cheap gas. Link - Thanks...

I love Singapore! It's truly a fine city (it's clean and safe, thanks to strict, no-nonsense enforcement of the law - and yes, "fine" city because breaking the law will result in a stiff fine).Like any country,...

Amazon.com is running a contest to see which towns in America, on a per capita basis, are pre-ordering the most copies of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".
Towns in Virginia are currently dominating the top...

Headless Historicals â„¢ are reworked dolls that were inspired by characters throughout history who died in rather horrible ways. Each doll is dressed according to how they might have appeared during the peak o...

Ten hotels in places ranging from undersea to outer space. Most are in the design and planning stage, but what design! One thing they have in common is that they will all have a very high nightly rate. Link -via the Pr...

This week's collaboration with What is It? Blog brings us this mysterious object. Check out What is It? for clues.Because I missed two weeks' worth of games, let's do this: First one to guess correctly a...

Photo: Life Style Auctions, HO.You're looking at the "Arco Valley Pearl," which at 575-carat and 3.1 inches in length is the largest natural pearl in the world. The pearl, which once belonged to the descendant...

Alex wrote to us on how to make a tripod out of ... string!This is an old photographers trick - here is my design. Sometimes referred to as a string tripod or string bipod or string monopod. Also known as a chain tri...

Backspace Float and Unfold are two creative short videos (about floating typography and unfolding graphics in an urban setting) that you've got to see. Clever effect, that's for sure.Hit play or go to Links: Backspace Fl...